FAIR tool framework

Acronym: FAIR tool framework
Title: A FAIR tool framework for bioinformatics services, tools and workflows in digital Life Sciences and Health (LSH) research
Keywords: Tools and software, FAIR, research data management, communities, training
Project lead:  Dr. H. (Halima) Mouhib​
Start date: 01.04.2025
Ends on: 31.03.2027
Duration: 24 Months
Status: TDCC-LSH Programme Board & NWO approved

Public Summary​

Various tools and services are available for Life Science and Health data research, but users cannot easily find them or assess their quality. As a result, they are not used, or even similar tools are redeveloped. Together with developers, experts and users, we develop a toolkit for finding suitable tools and services. This is applied to existing tools and those under development and can be used with new tools in the future. With examples, training, interactive work sessions and collaboration with established platforms and communities, tools and services become sustainably accessible to end users and (further) development cycles for developers.

Responsible institution(s) and department(s)​

● Maastricht University (UM), Department of Bioinformatics - BiGCaT​
● Prinses Máxima Centrum voor Kinderoncologie (PMC), Research Department​
● Leiden University Medical Centre (LUMC), Department of Human Genetics​
Leiden University Medical Centre (LUMC), Center for Proteomics and Metabolomics​
● University Medical Center Groningen (UMCG), Department of Genetics​
● Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam (VU), Department of Computer Science​
● Amsterdam UMC (AUMC), Department of Research Data Management​
● Netherlands eScience Center (NLeSC)​
● SURF, Research Development​
● Health-RI​
● Wageningen University & Research (WUR), Bioinformatics Department​
● Radboudumc, Department of Medical BioSciences